No steps, nothing to trip over – DKS40 incremental encoders ensure that the cabins from lift producer OSMA stop level with the floor.

>> With an annual production capacity of 800 new systems and 16,000 lift maintenance contracts, OSMA-Aufzüge Albert Schenk GmbH & Co. KG in Osnabrück is one of the leading producers of personal and panorama lifts, as well as lift systems for beds, cars or loads of almost any type. Whether blocks of flats, office buildings, nursing and senior citizens’ homes, department stores or industrial plants – it is important to stop cabins level with the floor. Why? There is a danger of tripping up whenever cabins and floors are uneven. This risk must be reliably ruled out when lifts are used by older people, or those whose movement is limited. Moreover, in the case of goods lifts, imprecise positioning of the cabin during entry and exit, or loading and unloading, can lead to the risk of tripping up or loads falling.

DKS40 prevents level differences

The DKS40 incremental encoder allows OSMA control systems to stop the cabins exactly in line with the floor. The resolution currently chosen by OSMA is 100 pulses per rotation. This corresponds to a resolution of about 3 pulses/mm. If the demands rise, any line number from 1 to 2,048 pulses can be programmed as standard. OSMA emphasises a variety of advantages offered by this encoder. In construction terms, the space-saving zinc die-cast devices fit perfectly onto the separate mounting unit of the lift cabin. With a diameter of 50 mm and a housing height of 42 mm, the encoder is so small and compact that it can no longer be misused as a “foot up” by third-party maintenance personnel. The connection cable is positioned in such a way that it can be laid without bending, and thus protected, in a radial or axial direction.

Also ideal for maintenance and upgrading

The compact housing, the high functional reliability proven during testing by OSMA, and the unusual quality considering its application and price segment, are just as convincing for the constructors of new systems as for service technicians involved in maintenance and modernisation. The DKS40 can be rapidly and easily exchanged if the worst comes to the worst.

Lifts are basically designed to go up and down – the positioning accuracy of the DSK40 ensures that the quality of their movement can only go up!